| Title: | O Bouligny, New Orleans to A. W. Smyth, Maschusetts |
|---|---|
| ID | 248 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Bouligny, Octavie/61 |
| Year | 1891 |
| Sender | Bouligny, Octavie |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | housewife |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
| Destination | Massachusetts, USA |
| Recipient | Smyth, Nato |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | mother-daughter |
| Source | Copyright Retained by Brendan O'Reilly, O'Reilly's Bar and Restaurant, Main St. Dromara |
| Archive | Original Held by Above Donor |
| Doc. No. | 9912103 |
| Date | 07/09/1891 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 20:12:99. |
| Word Count | 209 |
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| Transcript | N. Orleans 7 Sep, '91 Ma chere fille, J'ai quitte Biloxi hier comme je te l'ai ecrit hier. J'ai pris la char de deux heures et je me suis rendue a cinq heures chez Arthe. Alice et Nugent m'attendait au depot. J'ai tres bien supporte le traget. Je suis installe ici j'usqu'a ton arrivee. Arthe est tres aimable pour moi, et je ta eherai [?] de tirer meilleur partie de ma position, j'usqu'a ton arrivee. J'ai vu le medecin avant de partir de Biloxi, il dit qu'Alicia en a encore pour cinq ou six jours anant d'etre en parfait convalescence. Sep [Jess?] et Carrie brulent de quitter, mon depart a encore rendu leur sejour la bas plus triste. Octavie a ete beaucoup plus aimable pour moi cet ete, qu'elle ne l'est ordinairement. Je suis heureuse de penser que je n'ai plus qu'un trajet a fair, c'est de te rejoindre quand tu arriveras. Je te fais mes compliments sur le bon temps que tu as. J'espere que ta bonne chance continuera j'usqu'a ton retour. J'ai dine hier avec David et Mathilde qui a tres bonne mine. Tout le monde s'est informe de toi avec beaucoup d'amitie. Au revoir ma cherie, je t'embrasse tendrement ainsi que ma chere petite fille, ta mere, O. [Olivier?] Bouligny. P.S. je n'ai pas encore vu Nelly English Translation My darling daughter, I left Biloxi yesterday as I wrote to you I would. I took the two o'clock carriage and was at Anthe's at five. Alice and Nugent came to meet me at the depot. I have dealt with the travel well. I have installed myself here until your arrival. Arthe is very kind to me, I could not think of a better place to stay before you come. I saw the doctor before leaving Biloxi who told me that Alicia still has five or six days before she will be perfectly convalescent. Sep [Jess?] and Carrie can't wait to leave as my departure added a further element of sadness to their holiday. Octavie was much nicer to me this summer than she is usually. I'm happy to know I've only one journey left and that is to meet up with you when you come. My compliments to you on the good time you've been having. I hope your luck continues until your return. Yesterday I dined with David and Mathilda, who is looking very well. Everyone has asked about you with much love. Good-bye my darling, tender kisses to you and my dear little grand daughter. Your mother, O.[Olivier?] Bouligny p.s. I have not yet seen Nelly. |
